February 2009
167 posts
January 2009
159 posts
KING CAKE
Twitter is the only website that will load on my computer. Right.
“We quit the room
Quit so our thoughts could rest
Rest them, I’ll never...”
– — The New Pornographers, “The Bleeding Heart Show”
I still cannot tell if this song is hopeful, heartbreaking, or both, but it’s so beautiful nonetheless.
Question: How many hipsters does it take to screw...
a. “You mean you don’t know?” b. “It’s a really new number, you’ve probably never heard of it.” c. “I was totally into that joke last year before it became popular.” d. All of the Above.
WatchYay for historical bastardization, chauvanistic jack-asses, and way too much eye candy for the 16th century! Such a guilty and addicting addiction!
To quote Radiohead, “It’s gonna be a glorious day. I feel my luck could change.”
“The most endangered species —-
The honest man
Will still survive...”
– Rush, “Natural Science”
The tribute to the nice guys. →
Girls and guys, think about this.
What a bizarre bizzare bizzare week this has been.
The Bridge Project: The Winter's Tale →
Beginning in January of 2009, some of the finest talents of New York and London theater converge at BAM to kick off an extraordinary venture—The Bridge Project—an unprecedented three-year, transatlantic partnership uniting BAM, The Old Vic, and Neal Street Productions. Academy Award winner (American Beauty) Sam Mendes, last at BAM with Uncle Vanya and Twelfth Night (2003 Spring Season), returns...
Smile! Polaroid is saved →
When Polaroid announced last February that it would stop production of its instant film, it seemed the much-loved camera was gone forever. But within weeks, a group of users had started a global campaign for the format to return. And now, thanks to an unlikely saviour, their pleas have been heard.
If all goes to plan, the Polaroid factory in Enschede, Amsterdam, will soon be making film again...
I just realized that I turn 21 this year. As in, this year will be the last year that I’ll ever have a real, meaningful birthday. WHAT?
Crap, this is my last year of being “young.” Come November, I’ll be a legit adult/old person, no excuses or nothin’. Aiiii!
Catch the witness, catch the wit, Catch the...
I’ve had “Tom Sawyer” on repeat for the past 24 hours. The last time I’ve listened to this song so many times in one go was near the end of senior year. I’m going to take it as a good sign that it won’t leave my head.
Is anyone else’s Twitter acting up? I’m seeing replies from friends to other people, and my profile page won’t load properly. Hmm.
Serenity. Acceptance. Courage. Wisdom. Clear hearts, clear minds, clear eyes, can’t lose. Breathe.
I GOT SUMMER EMPLOYMENT.
Rousseau is an asshole
Romantic love is NOT an invention of the “weaker sex” in an attempt to entice and control the “stronger” gender.
I would love to see the formation of the logic in that statement, especially since I’ve come across many a Columbia guy who believes that (or at least who can’t deal with the emotional investments and hardships that come with actually liking a girl...
Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack on repeat. <3. (Yes, more gushing about the movie)
Non-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin →
redirected from “Indian Diaspora.”
This is kind of cool. Though I appear to have checked off the wrong box on my immigration forms when going to India, since I had no idea that I was a PIO at the time. Whoops.
Also, I had no idea that Gypsies were originally from India. Who’d have thought?
“Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be...”
– Albert Einstein.
A recent observation
christineyu:
thekeri:
College has made me less assertive. Rather, I feel like I have become less assertive since coming to college.
This bothers me a lot.
I’ve noticed this about myself also. I was a “leader” in high school, and basically, I could tell people what to do so that stuff would get done. However, now, I’m just so meh, whatever.
I’ve noticed that about myself as well. Am...
I love washing dishes. There’s something so therapeutic about scrubbing them with warm water and having soap bubbles form on [one’s] hands.
Grammar mistake on Twitter, oops…
I can’t say I like CC reading much when it deals with Political Science. I much prefer ontology, metaphysics, and epistemology. More meaty.
Why People Procrastinate →
jingc:
People act in a timely way when given concrete tasks but dawdle when they view them in abstract terms.
As the team report in Psychological Science, in all three studies, those who were presented with concrete tasks and information responded more promptly than did those who were asked to think in an abstract way. Moreover, almost all the students who had been prompted to think in...
The first nonsmoking nation →
Wow.
Much as I hate smoking, however, I can’t really see this being a success.
Pursuit of happiness -- It's three degrees of... →
The idea we can catch the moods, habits and state of those we don’t even know can initially seem alarming. It implies that rather than mastering our destinies, we are mere backseat drivers, since most social influence operates at a subconscious level.
But we need not be alarmed, says Duncan Watts, a sociologist at Columbia University, New York. “Social influence is mostly a good...
Note to self: Never read Titus Andronicus in one...
I think I lost my appetite for the rest of the week. I even almost threw up near the end. Oh gross.
Wait, Shahrukh Khan is the new host of Kaun Banega Crorepati? How could I have missed such quality entertainment?!
In retrospect, I should have watched Kaun Banega Crorepati while in India. Not that it’s anything like the version in Slumdog, but even so.
WHY does my suite smell like pot? Really, Pregame LOL?
